Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s reported rehearsal dinner came with a party favor built for the most photographed wedding weekend in New York.
InStyle, citing Page Six, said guests at the couple’s July 2 gathering received customized black boxes containing diamond-adorned champagne flutes. The boxes were marked with Swift and Kelce’s initials and were seen with guests leaving the event.
The dinner took place at the Infosys Theater inside the Madison Square Garden complex. The Associated Press said city permit records listed 100 guests arriving at MSG at 6:30 p.m. Thursday for a “pre party celebration,” which officials described as an intimate rehearsal dinner.
The favors added another personalized detail to a wedding weekend that had already drawn attention for its scale, security and garden-themed setup inside one of New York’s most famous arenas.
Guests Reportedly Left With Diamond-Adorned Champagne Flutes
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InStyle said the keepsake boxes contained diamond-encrusted chandelier glasses, while Page Six described the items as diamond-adorned champagne flutes. The boxes were personalized with Swift and Kelce’s initials.
Page Six said guests including Charissa Thompson and Reggie “Regrunt” King were seen carrying the black boxes after the Thursday gathering. The outlet also said the favors came with commemorative cards wrapped in fabric and sealed with silver wax.
The fabric reportedly featured an image of the garden from Swift and Kelce’s engagement photos. The exact value of the glassware was not disclosed.
The Dinner Was Held Inside the Madison Square Garden Complex
The Thursday event was the smaller first night of the couple’s reported two-day wedding celebration. InStyle said the rehearsal dinner was held at the Infosys Theater, a venue inside the Madison Square Garden complex, and included about 100 guests.
The guest list included several familiar names from Swift and Kelce’s circles. InStyle named Lena Dunham, Gigi Hadid, Selena Gomez and Jack Antonoff among the attendees. Extra also said friends were seen arriving at MSG on Thursday, citing People’s reporting on arrivals that included Dunham, Antonoff, Erin Andrews, Charissa Thompson, Greg Olsen and Aric Jones.
AP said the Thursday permit covered a “pre party celebration” beginning at 6:30 p.m. Black SUVs were seen entering a tented area that blocked views of the arrivals.
The Rehearsal Dinner Used Pink, Floral Decor
InStyle said guests ate and drank on a pink carpet, with chandeliers, peach-colored floral arrangements and greenery inside the venue. The dinner was catered by Sartiano’s, which the outlet described as one of Swift’s favorite restaurants.
The look matched other decoration clues seen around MSG during the wedding setup. People said the couple was not building a castle inside Madison Square Garden, despite earlier reports, but that the venue had grass, carpets, canopies and a stage.
People also said boxes labeled “Garden Party” and “Mirror Ball” had been spotted as workers moved decorations into the arena.
The Main Wedding Event Was Scheduled for Friday
The rehearsal dinner came one night before the larger Friday event at Madison Square Garden. AP said the permit listed the main event for 5 p.m. Friday, with the option to continue until 4 a.m. Saturday.
The Friday celebration could host up to 1,000 people, according to the permit records cited by AP. Several blocks around the arena were set to close or partially restrict pedestrian access, and transit users were urged to use a separate Penn Station entrance because the rail hub sits below MSG.
Swift and Kelce had not publicly confirmed the wedding details, according to AP. The permit records still laid out the schedule for a 100-guest Thursday rehearsal dinner followed by a much larger Friday event inside the arena.